diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/expr.cc b/tgt-vhdl/expr.cc
index 0b928d4cb..78ce66882 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/expr.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/expr.cc
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static vhdl_expr *translate_select(ivl_expr_t e)
       }
    }
    else
-      return from->resize(ivl_expr_width(e));
+      return correct_signedness(from, e)->resize(ivl_expr_width(e));
 }
 
 template <class T>